1
: not voting: such as
a
: not exercising the right to vote
the nonvoting element in the population
b
: not entitled to vote
nonvoting members
2
: not entitling the holder to vote
nonvoting preferred stock

Examples of nonvoting in a Sentence

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Amazon and Google will both hold nonvoting Class N stock after the offering, and the table covers only holders of more than 5% of a voting class. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026 Amazon and Google, which were early investors in Anthropic, will receive nonvoting stock. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Portage Township School Board member Wilma Vazquez, a nonvoting member of the RDC, asked how big each might be. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 The acquisition is valued at approximately $111 billion, including debt and major (though nonvoting) investment stakes from Saudi and other sovereign wealth funds. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonvoting

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonvoting was in 1846

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“Nonvoting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonvoting. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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